22 ¶ When a ruler shall sin, and do through ignorance against any of the commandments of the Lord his God, which should not be done, and shall offend,

23 If one show unto him his sin, which he hath committed, then shall he bring for his offering an [a]he goat without blemish,

24 And shall lay his hand upon the head of the he goat, and kill it in [b]the place where he should kill the burnt offering before the Lord: for it is a sin offering.

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 4:23 Or, the male goat of the fold.
  2. Leviticus 4:24 That is, the Priest shall kill it; for it was not lawful for any out of that office to kill the beast.

22 “‘When a leader(A) sins unintentionally(B) and does what is forbidden in any of the commands of the Lord his God, when he realizes his guilt 23 and the sin he has committed becomes known, he must bring as his offering a male goat(C) without defect. 24 He is to lay his hand on the goat’s head and slaughter it at the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered before the Lord.(D) It is a sin offering.(E)

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